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'MTENTED MAY v, 1907.

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BED..

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented. May '7, 1907.

Application Iiled December 4,1006. Serial Nm 346.206y

To all whom it muy concern.-

Be it known that I, EnwAsoJ. Dnrnizvc,

a citizen ofthe United States, and residing at New York, in the countyof N ew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Beds, oi which the following is a specification, such aswill enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to beds, couches, and the like; and the objectthereof is to provide an improved mattress frame for articles of thisclass or to provide a frame for articles of this class having improvedspring supports i5 for a mattress.

The invention is Vfully disclosed in the .Following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by zo suitable reference characters ineach ol the views, and in which 5* Figure l is a perspective view ol' abed prov :ided with my improvement; Fig. 2 a plan -view of a bed frameprovided with my improvement and with the upright end meiners omitted,Fig, 3 a transverse section onA the line 3-3 of Fig, 2 ,1 Fig. Li a planview of a buckle device which I employ; and, Fig. 5 a

bottom plan view of a hook which I also em- 3o ploy.

In the drawing forming part of this speciication, I have shown at a abed or mattress frame comprising parallel end members o2 and parallelside bars or members o3.

In the form of construction shown, the bed or mattress trame is providedwith upright end members a4, but it will be understood that the said endmembers are not necessary in the construction of a couch or lounge, and4o may or may not be employed in the construction oi a bed, all that isnecessary in either event is to provide suitable legs or supports forthe bed or mattress frame, and in the forni of construction shown, theupright members at l'orm such` legs or supports.

In the practice ol" my invention, the parallel 'side bars or members ofare composed oll scparat-c telescopic or longitudinally adjustableparts, one ol which slides within thc other as 5o clearly'shown in Fig.3, one ol' said parts is provided with equally spaced holes and theother with one or morecorrespoiiding holes o, and the separate parts arecoiniected by bolts or similar devices o7 adapted to be passed throughsaid holes.

l In the form oli construction shown, the ,separate parts ol theparallel side bars or members c3 oi the bed or mattress frame arecomposed oi angle-iron as shown in Fig. 3, and this is the l'orm olfconstruction which I prefer, the parallel end members a2 of the bed ormattress trame being also composed ot similar material, in order tofacilitate the connection therewith of the spring members of the bed ormattress traine as hereinafter described.

The spring members or supports o'l the bed or mattress frame consist olfllexiblc straps b preferably of textile material, and said nicmbers areextended, in the l'orm ol' construction shown, longitudii'ially of thebed or mat tress frame and are connected with the end members a,thereoi' at one end by spiral springs c and at the opposite end by meansoll straps (l having buckle attachments d and hook attachments d3.

The springs c are provided with hooks which are passed tl'irough holes cin c-ne of the end members o2 of the bed er mattress framer and thecorresponding ends ol' the strap devices I) are provided with linkineinbersfwith which said springs are connected- The opposite ends ofthe strap members are connected with the buckles dv3 in the usual or anydesired manner, and the hook members d are connected with thecorresponding end bars or members o? of the bed or mattress frame bybeing passed through holes y formed therein.

By means of the buckle and strap devices f/ the lengths ol the llexiblestraps t may be regulated, as will be understood, and by means olE thetelescopic construct ion ol' rh side bars or members fri ol the bwl ormai` tress frame, the said bod or mattress trame, or the length thereol'mayY also be adjusted, and in: this way, l provide a bed or mattressfrainc the length ol' which may be adjusted, desired, and said bod ormattress l'rame Hiay thus be made 1o .suit any possible requirements asto length.

ln the drawing forming part olI this specilication, l. have shown thespring straps or devices b as running longitinlinally ol' thc bed ormattress l'i'anie only, but it will be understood that similar devicesmay be placed will not be necessary for the last named spring straps ordevices to be adjustable as to length. Having fully described myinvention, I

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' transversely to said frame ilI desired, but it claim as new and desireto secure by Letters through which the mainstraps are passed Patent, is4 A bed or mattress frame, the side bars of y which are composed ofseparate parts where- 'f by the length thereof may be adjustedlongitudinally, said frame bein also provided with longitudinallyarrange main straps for supporting a mattress, said main straps beingconnected with one end of the frame by ymeans of spiral springs and.with the other end of the frame by means of supplemental strapsprovided at one end with buckles;

gave said end of the frame.

n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing 'Witnesses this 1st day of December1 906.

EDWARD J? DRUDING,

Witnesses:

PAUL BARTELT,' C. E. MULREANY.

and at the other end with hooks Which en,

